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The information below was provided by Methow Music Monthly and other sources. For more information, visit www.methowmusicmonthly.com. • First Sundays, Methow Acoustic Musicians Association gathers at The Cove II in Twisp from 3-5 p.m. All are invited. • Sundays (starting Mother’s Day, May 12), Terry Hunt plays classical guitar at...

Former Twisp Mayor Soo Ing-Moody announced this week that she will seek election to the Position 1 seat representing the state’s 7th Legislative District. Ing-Moody said in a press release that she will file next week to run for the position being vacated by Rep. Jaquelin Maycumer, who is not seeking re-election and instead intends to run for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated by Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers.

Expect the unexpected as conservation-inspired creativity takes over the runway for the 11th annual Trashion Show this Saturday (May 4) at the Methow Valley Community Center, presented by The Confluence: Art in Twisp. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 for general...

July 19-21 The Blues Ranch, Winthrop. Located at the Blues Ranch on the Methow River in the resort town of Winthrop, Washington, the Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival is a three-day event packed full of exciting national and regional entertainment for all ages. There is on-site camping, food and craft vendors, portable showers, and a beer garden. The Blues Ranch is the perfect setting for one of Washington’s finest music festivals. The Winthrop Rhythm & Blues Festival is the largest and longest running blues festival in the state of Washington. Over eighty thousand people have attended this event in the past thirty-plus years. Past festivals have featured such national artists as Los Lobos, Larkin Poe, Los Lonely Boys, Samantha Fish, The California Honeydrops, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Johnny Winter, Royal Southern Brotherhood featuring Cyril Neville and Devon Allman, Allen Stone, The Holmes Brothers, Roy Rogers, Janiva Magness, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Too Slim & the Taildraggers, Jimmie Vaughan, Booker T., Commander Cody, Little Feat, Mavis Staples, Bo Diddley, JJ Cale with Christine Lakeland, Bobby Rush, Susan Tedeschi, Koko Taylor, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Tower of Power, Delbert McClinton, Elvin Bishop, Little Milton, Tommy Castro, Eric Burdon, Chubby Carrier, Charlie Musselwhite, The Blasters, Buckwheat Zydeco, James Harman and many others. The festival has rightfully become a destination event with fans traveling from all over the world to enjoy and celebrate the Blues.

Cowboy hats and boots are not required, but will certainly be appropriate for the 79th annual Winthrop ’49er Days celebration, three days of events revisiting the town’s pioneer heritage that will take place May 10-12. The celebration is presented by the Winthrop Chamber of Commerce and the Washington...

Walshes sell Twisp business after 40 years of ownership. After 40 years as owners of Methow Valley Lumber, Larry and Heidi Walsh are passing the torch. The transition is a serendipitous one for this family-owned and family-oriented business because Brady Gardner, the Walshes’ nephew, has bought the venerable lumber and hardware store off Highway 20 on the south side of Twisp.

The Mountain Lion softball season has been one of growth, experience and long-term development. “It’s hard, sometimes,” said first-year coach Jacob McMillan after his charges lost game one of a double-header on Saturday to Okanogan. “We just have to keep learning and building on that, looking for the good stuff, and gaining experience.”

The information below was provided by Methow Music Monthly and other sources. For more information, visit www.methowmusicmonthly.com. • First Sundays, Methow Acoustic Musicians Association gathers at The Cove in Twisp, or at the Twisp Park in good weather, from 3-5 p.m. All are invited. • Mondays, locals night with music...

Store to focus on nutrition, advice, quality products. Julz Animal Houz is preparing to open its new store in Winthrop soon. Owner Julie Sterling is excited to offer the services and products that are currently available at her other two locations. Marysville, her flagship store, has been in business for 10 years, joined five years ago by another retail outlet in Burlington.

Chosen from among impressive field of four candidates for seat. The Twisp Town Council has chosen Wyatt Lundquist to fill the council vacancy created by the recent resignation of Elliot Thrasher, after interviewing four candidates with strong credentials for the position. Also applying for the position were Heather Wilson, Rosemary...

The Methow Valley chapter of the Back Country Horsemen hosts its “Spring Fling” horse ride and campout on April 26-27, at the Beaver Creek campground. There will be a potluck on Friday, along with a campfire and music. On Saturday evening there will be a food vendor on site, campfire and more music. To register, call Betty Wagoner at (509) 279-8717.

An exhibit featuring paintings by tattoo artists paintings on decommissioned snowboards moves the needle on what is considered art in contemporary society. “Board to be Wild,” which highlights “collector-quality artwork of many regional tattoo artists who also create fine art for gallery shows,” opens Saturday (April 20) with a “lively and colorful launch party” at The Confluence: Art in Twisp.

The Confluence: Art in Twisp has issued an exhibit call for LGBTQIA++ artists under the age of 24 to submit artwork for the gallery’s upcoming art show, “Out There,” which opens in June in the Community Gallery. If you live in Okanogan County and identify as LGBTQIA++,...

Clearing efforts began in March for the state’s northernmost mountain crossing.